Now cyber attacks are becoming increasingly common and more sophisticated around the world. This is the latest with the help of AI hackers can simply talk computers into misbehaving. Johann Rehberger, a security researcher, manipulated OpenAI's chatbot ChatGPT to do something bad like making ChatGPT read his email summarize it and post his personal information on the internet. Keep watching to know more.

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<p>As Artificial Intelligence becomes a topic of conversation, online and offline, Pope Francis on Tuesday called on&nbsp;the international community to reflect on the potential dangers of artificial intelligence (AI) and said that the technology must be used in the "service of humanity".</p>

<h2><strong>'Disruptive possibilities'&nbsp;of AI</strong></h2>

<p>The warning was part of a statement for the next World Day of Peace of the Catholic Church. This year, the theme of the day is "Artificial Intelligence and Peace".</p>

<p>In accordance with the prevailing customs, the Vatican has released the message well in advance of the event, which falls on New Year's Day.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The 86-year-old Pope Francis, who in the past has confessed that he does not know how to use a computer, called "for an open dialogue on the meaning of these new technologies," which he said were "endowed with disruptive possibilities and ambivalent effects."</p>

<p>He said that the "remarkable advances" being made in the field of artificial intelligence "are having a rapidly increasing impact on human activity, personal and social life, politics and the economy."</p>

<h2><strong>Need of the hour</strong></h2>

<p>The pope "recalls the need to be vigilant and to work so that a logic of violence and discrimination does not take root in the production and use of such devices, at the expense of the most fragile and excluded: injustice and inequalities fuel conflicts and antagonisms," said the statement.</p>

<p>He said there was an urgent need to align the very concept of AI and its use in a responsible way "so that it may be at the service of humanity and the protection of our common home, requires that ethical reflection be extended to the sphere of education and law."</p>

<p>"The protection of the dignity of the person, and concern for a fraternity effectively open to the entire human family, are indispensable conditions for technological development to help contribute to the promotion of justice and peace in the world," added the statement.</p>

<p>In the past few months, many experts have also voiced their concerns over AI and it used&nbsp;and have even called for it to be suitably regulated.</p>

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As Artificial Intelligence becomes a topic of conversation, online and offline, Pope Francis on Tuesday called on the international community to reflect on the potential dangers of artificial intelligence (AI) and said that the technology must be used in the "service of humanity".

As Artificial Intelligence becomes a topic of conversation, online and offline, Pope Francis on Tuesday called on the international community to reflect on the potential dangers of artificial intelligence (AI) and said that the technology must be used in the "service of humanity". 'Disruptive possibilities' of AI The warning was part of a statement for the next World Day of Peace of the Catholic Church. This year, the theme of the day is "Artificial Intelligence and Peace". In accordance with the prevailing customs, the Vatican has released the message well in advance of the event, which falls on New Year's Day. The 86-year-old Pope Francis, who in the past has confessed that he does not know how to use a computer, called "for an open dialogue on the meaning of these new technologies," which he said were "endowed with disruptive possibilities and ambivalent effects." He said that the "remarkable advances" being made in the field of artificial intelligence "are having a rapidly increasing impact on human activity, personal and social life, politics and the economy." Need of the hour The pope "recalls the need to be vigilant and to work so that a logic of violence and discrimination does not take root in the production and use of such devices, at the expense of the most fragile and excluded: injustice and inequalities fuel conflicts and antagonisms," said the statement. He said there was an urgent need to align the very concept of AI and its use in a responsible way "so that it may be at the service of humanity and the protection of our common home, requires that ethical reflection be extended to the sphere of education and law." "The protection of the dignity of the person, and concern for a fraternity effectively open to the entire human family, are indispensable conditions for technological development to help contribute to the promotion of justice and peace in the world," added the statement. In the past few months, many experts have also voiced their concerns over AI and it used and have even called for it to be suitably regulated. WATCH WION LIVE HERE

Pope points out 'disruptive possibilities' of Artificial Intelligence, calls for responsible use of technology

<p>Google in its submission to the Australian government has said publishers should be able to opt out of having their works mined by artificial intelligence (AI) and large language models (LLM). The search giant said copyright law should be amended so that generative AI systems are not&nbsp;allowed to scrape the internet and use anyone's work.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Previously, Google had called for a fair use exception for AI systems to the Australian government, but this is the first time it has floated the opt-out option for publishers, according to <em>The Guardian.</em>&nbsp;</p>

<p>It called Down Under lawmakers to promote "copyright systems that enable appropriate and fair use of copyrighted content to enable the training of AI models in Australia on a broad and diverse range of data, while supporting workable opt-outs for entities that prefer their data not to be trained in using AI systems”.</p>

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<h2><strong>Google wants to protect publisher's rights</strong></h2>

<p>The company, however, has not said how such&nbsp;a system would work. Although, in a blog post released last month, Danielle Romain, Google's VP for Trust said the platform was looking to evolve with the emergence of AI to protect publishers' rights.</p>

<p>"As new technologies emerge, they present opportunities for the web community to evolve standards and protocols that support the web’s future development. One such community-developed web standard, robots.txt,&nbsp;was created nearly 30 years ago and has proven to be a simple and transparent way for web publishers to control how search engines crawl their content," the blog post read.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>

<p>"We believe it’s time for the web and AI communities to explore additional machine-readable means for web publisher choice and control for emerging AI and research use cases," it added.&nbsp;</p>

<p>According to experts, copyright will become one of the bigger problems in the future as generative AI systems continue&nbsp;to expand their horizons.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>

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<p>“The general rule is that you need millions of data points to be able to produce useful outcomes...which means that there’s going to be copying, which is prima facie a breach of a whole lot of people’s copyright,"&nbsp;Dr Kayleen Manwaring, a senior lecturer at UNSW Law and Justice told the publication.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>

<p>Reports state the Australian government is busy chalking up a plan as part of its&nbsp;news media assistance programme so that AI cannot scrape sites off their content without paying any penny.&nbsp;</p>

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Google in its submission to the Australian government has said publishers should be able to opt out of having their works mined by artificial intelligence (AI) and large language models (LLM).

Google in its submission to the Australian government has said publishers should be able to opt out of having their works mined by artificial intelligence (AI) and large language models (LLM). The search giant said copyright law should be amended so that generative AI systems are not allowed to scrape the internet and use anyone's work. Previously, Google had called for a fair use exception for AI systems to the Australian government, but this is the first time it has floated the opt-out option for publishers, according to The Guardian. It called Down Under lawmakers to promote "copyright systems that enable appropriate and fair use of copyrighted content to enable the training of AI models in Australia on a broad and diverse range of data, while supporting workable opt-outs for entities that prefer their data not to be trained in using AI systems”. Watch | British researchers train AI model to steal passwords × Google wants to protect publisher's rights The company, however, has not said how such a system would work. Although, in a blog post released last month, Danielle Romain, Google's VP for Trust said the platform was looking to evolve with the emergence of AI to protect publishers' rights. "As new technologies emerge, they present opportunities for the web community to evolve standards and protocols that support the web’s future development. One such community-developed web standard, robots.txt, was created nearly 30 years ago and has proven to be a simple and transparent way for web publishers to control how search engines crawl their content," the blog post read. "We believe it’s time for the web and AI communities to explore additional machine-readable means for web publisher choice and control for emerging AI and research use cases," it added. According to experts, copyright will become one of the bigger problems in the future as generative AI systems continue to expand their horizons. Also read | AI that learns without human input? Scientists make a STUNNING discovery “The general rule is that you need millions of data points to be able to produce useful outcomes...which means that there’s going to be copying, which is prima facie a breach of a whole lot of people’s copyright," Dr Kayleen Manwaring, a senior lecturer at UNSW Law and Justice told the publication. Reports state the Australian government is busy chalking up a plan as part of its news media assistance programme so that AI cannot scrape sites off their content without paying any penny. (With inputs from agencies) WATCH WION LIVE HERE:

Google suggests publishers should be able to opt out of AI scraping their content

Using brain implants and artificial intelligence, researchers at the Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research in New York have helped a patient restore the sense of touch and movement.

AI helps restore sensation and movement

<p>Artificial Intelligence could cut workload of radiologists in searching routine scans for breast cancer signs, a large study in Sweden suggested on Wednesday. The interim results were promising, but the authors cautioned that more research is needed before using AI for broader breast cancer screening.</p>

<p>What would the latest AI breakthrough mean for the human workforce engaged in the radiology and related medical works, remains unclear.</p>

<p>In 2020, over 2.3 million women were diagnosed with breast cancer and 685,000 deaths were attributed to breast cancer, according to World Health Organization.&nbsp;</p>

<h2><strong>How the study was conducted?</strong></h2>

<p>The medical community has been repeatedly asserting since long that regular screening is crucial for early cancer detection.</p>

<p>The current study involved 80,000 mammograms from four sites in southwest Sweden between April 2021 and July last year.</p>

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<p>The AI-supported system predicted 20 per cent more cancers, reducing the workload for radiologists by 44 per cent, as only one person was needed to read the scans instead of two.</p>

<h2><strong>What next?</strong></h2>

<p>Despite the promising results, the study's lead author said that more time and research are needed before implementing AI in mammography screening. The trial will assess AI's impact on reducing interval cancers, detected between routine screenings, over the next two years.</p>

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<p>"The greatest potential of AI right now is that it could allow radiologists to be less burdened by the excessive amount of reading," Kristina Lang, a radiologist at Sweden's Lund University and lead author of the study.</p>

<p>It will take two more years before the trial can say whether using AI leads to a reduction in what are called interval cancers, which are detected between routine screenings, the researchers have cautioned.</p>

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Artificial Intelligence could cut workload of radiologists in searching routine scans for breast cancer signs, a large study in Sweden suggested on Wednesday. The interim results were promising, but the authors cautioned that more research is needed before using AI for broader breast cancer screening.

Artificial Intelligence could cut workload of radiologists in searching routine scans for breast cancer signs, a large study in Sweden suggested on Wednesday. The interim results were promising, but the authors cautioned that more research is needed before using AI for broader breast cancer screening. What would the latest AI breakthrough mean for the human workforce engaged in the radiology and related medical works, remains unclear. In 2020, over 2.3 million women were diagnosed with breast cancer and 685,000 deaths were attributed to breast cancer, according to World Health Organization. How the study was conducted? The medical community has been repeatedly asserting since long that regular screening is crucial for early cancer detection. The current study involved 80,000 mammograms from four sites in southwest Sweden between April 2021 and July last year. Also read | Artificial intelligence could replace 80% of jobs 'in next few years' The AI-supported system predicted 20 per cent more cancers, reducing the workload for radiologists by 44 per cent, as only one person was needed to read the scans instead of two. What next? Despite the promising results, the study's lead author said that more time and research are needed before implementing AI in mammography screening. The trial will assess AI's impact on reducing interval cancers, detected between routine screenings, over the next two years. Also watch | How AI and Automation will impact jobs in the future × "The greatest potential of AI right now is that it could allow radiologists to be less burdened by the excessive amount of reading," Kristina Lang, a radiologist at Sweden's Lund University and lead author of the study. It will take two more years before the trial can say whether using AI leads to a reduction in what are called interval cancers, which are detected between routine screenings, the researchers have cautioned. (With inputs from agencies) WATCH WION LIVE HERE You can now write for wionews.com and be a part of the community. Share your stories and opinions with us here.

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There are days when we feel proud of all the technological advancements taking place in the world, and then there are those days when we feel disgusted thinking about all the horrible things technology can do.

Controversial AI clothes remover apps based on algorithms and patterns

With each development in the field of AI fears regarding the dangers of the potential of artificial intelligence seem to be on the rise. Many government agencies and Tech Giants are in the process of regulating and safeguarding AI and now the US senators were alarmed about artificial intelligence potential used to create a biological weapon.

Is Artificial Intelligence a threat?

The rise of Artificial Intelligence is all set to revolutionise the nature of work. But this could also be bad news for women workers in the United States. A Mckinsey report states that more American women are more likely to lose their jobs by the end of this decade, compared to men, due to the rise of AI and automation.

Will AI snatch jobs from women? | World Business Watch

AI is becoming good at many human jobs leading to many fearing that AI will ultimately one day replace human workers throughout the economy. To tackle these concerns, the world's top artificial intelligence companies have launched a new industry body to regulate the development of AI. Google, Microsoft OpenAi and Anthropic have announced the formation of Frontier Model Forum.

Google, Microsoft, Anthropic and OpenAi join forces

<p>Both Democrat and Republican senators have sounded the alarm on the potential malevolent use of artificial intelligence (AI) to develop biological weapons. The bipartisan alarm was raised during a hearing by the&nbsp;Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday (July 25).&nbsp;</p>

<p>Subcommittee chair Richard Blumenthal, a Democrat raised concerns and said the aim of the hearing was to bring in laws that could help avoid the worst-case scenario.&nbsp;</p>

<p>"The experts building these systems are warning of human extinction.&nbsp;The goal for this hearing is to lay the ground for legislation. To go from general principles to specific recommendations. To use this hearing to write laws,"&nbsp;Blumenthal said in his opening remarks.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Meanwhile, Republican Senator Josh Hawley called for safeguards&nbsp;"that will ensure this new technology is actually good for the American people."</p>

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<p>At the hearing, Dario Amodei, the CEO of Anthropic, warned that while AI is not quite capable yet, it may someday potentially aid non-state actors in creating biological weapons.</p>

<p>"Certain steps in bioweapons production involve knowledge that can't be found on Google or in textbooks and requires a high level of expertise," said&nbsp;Amodei.&nbsp;</p>

<p>"We found that today's AI tools can fill in some of these steps. By enabling many more actors to carry out large-scale biological attacks, we believe this represents a grave threat to US national security," he added.&nbsp;</p>

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<h2><strong>Senators propose legislation</strong></h2>

<p>The senate hearing comes a little more than a week after&nbsp;Senators Ed Markey and Ted Budd proposed bipartisan legislation that would push the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to study potential biosecurity risks by AI.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The bill, titled&nbsp;‘‘Artificial Intelligence and Biosecurity Risk Assessment” would charge the HHS assistant secretary to prepare and evaluate how AI could be used to develop biosecurity threats such as chemical weapons and novel pathogens.&nbsp;</p>

<p>“As AI grows in power and influence, we may face the real prospect of AI-generated threats like biological or chemical weapons. The federal government must not be caught flat-footed on these threats and should begin to prepare now," said Budd in a press release.</p>

<p>“Either we prevent the risks now, or Americans will be left dealing with the consequences for decades to come,” added Markey.&nbsp;</p>

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Both Democrat and Republican senators have sounded the alarm on the potential malevolent use of artificial intelligence (AI) to develop biological weapons. The bipartisan alarm was raised during a hearing by the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday (July 25).

Both Democrat and Republican senators have sounded the alarm on the potential malevolent use of artificial intelligence (AI) to develop biological weapons. The bipartisan alarm was raised during a hearing by the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday (July 25). Subcommittee chair Richard Blumenthal, a Democrat raised concerns and said the aim of the hearing was to bring in laws that could help avoid the worst-case scenario. "The experts building these systems are warning of human extinction. The goal for this hearing is to lay the ground for legislation. To go from general principles to specific recommendations. To use this hearing to write laws," Blumenthal said in his opening remarks. Meanwhile, Republican Senator Josh Hawley called for safeguards "that will ensure this new technology is actually good for the American people." WATCH | Gravitas | ChatGPT Explained: How does the platform work? At the hearing, Dario Amodei, the CEO of Anthropic, warned that while AI is not quite capable yet, it may someday potentially aid non-state actors in creating biological weapons. "Certain steps in bioweapons production involve knowledge that can't be found on Google or in textbooks and requires a high level of expertise," said Amodei. "We found that today's AI tools can fill in some of these steps. By enabling many more actors to carry out large-scale biological attacks, we believe this represents a grave threat to US national security," he added. Also read | Ultron reincarnated? AI tool ChaosGPT is out, to destroy humanity from the face of Earth Senators propose legislation The senate hearing comes a little more than a week after Senators Ed Markey and Ted Budd proposed bipartisan legislation that would push the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to study potential biosecurity risks by AI. The bill, titled ‘‘Artificial Intelligence and Biosecurity Risk Assessment” would charge the HHS assistant secretary to prepare and evaluate how AI could be used to develop biosecurity threats such as chemical weapons and novel pathogens. “As AI grows in power and influence, we may face the real prospect of AI-generated threats like biological or chemical weapons. The federal government must not be caught flat-footed on these threats and should begin to prepare now," said Budd in a press release. “Either we prevent the risks now, or Americans will be left dealing with the consequences for decades to come,” added Markey. (With inputs from agencies) WATCH WION LIVE HERE:

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Sam Altman, the founder of Openai, has started a new project, which can gift crypto tokens by scanning human beings. The project is called world coin, and it aims to provide a unique world id to humans. That will be done by scanning a human eyeball using Worldcoin's 'orb', a silver ball about the size of a bowling ball.

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<p>Photo apps digitally undressing women, sexualized text-to-image prompts creating "AI girls" and manipulated images fueling "sextortion" rackets -- a boom in deepfake porn is outpacing US and European efforts to regulate the technology.</p>

<p>Artificial intelligence-enabled deepfakes are typically associated with fake viral images of well-known personalities such as Pope Francis in a puffer coat or Donald Trump under arrest, but experts say they are more widely used for generating non-consensual porn that can destroy ordinary lives.</p>

<p>Women are a particular target of AI tools and apps -- widely available for free and requiring no technical expertise -- that allow users to digitally strip off clothing from their pictures, or insert their faces into sexually explicit videos.</p>

<p>"The rise of AI-generated porn and deepfake porn normalizes the use of a woman's image or likeness without her consent," Sophie Maddocks, a researcher at the University of Pennsylvania tracking image-based sexual abuse, told AFP.</p>

<p>"What message do we send about consent as a society when you can virtually strip any woman?"</p>

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<p>In a tearful video, an American Twitch streamer who goes by QTCinderella lamented the "constant exploitation and objectification" of women as she became the victim of deepfake porn. She was harassed, she added, by people sending her copies of the deepfakes depicting her.</p>

<p>The scandal erupted in January during a livestream by fellow streamer Brandon Ewing, who was caught looking at a website that contained deepfaked sexual images of several women including QTCinderella.</p>

<p>"It's not as simple as 'just' being violated. It's so much more than that," she wrote on Twitter, adding that the experience had "ruined" her.</p>

<h2><strong>'Hyper-real'</strong></h2>

<p>The proliferation of online deepfakes underscores the threat of AI-enabled disinformation, which can damage reputations and lead to bullying or harassment.</p>

<p>While celebrities such as singer Taylor Swift and actress Emma Watson have been victims of deepfake porn, women not in the public eye are also targeted.</p>

<p>American and European media are filled with first-hand testimonies of women -- from academics to activists -- who were shocked to discover their faces in deepfake porn.</p>

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<p>Some 96 percent of deepfake videos online are non-consensual pornography, and most of them depict women, according to a 2019 study by the Dutch AI company Sensity.</p>

<p>"The previously private act of sexual fantasy, which takes place inside someone's mind, is now transferred to technology and content creators in the real world," Roberta Duffield, director of intelligence at Blackbird.AI, told AFP.</p>

<p>"The ease of access and lack of oversight -- alongside the growing professionalization of the industry -- entrenches these technologies into new forms of exploiting and diminishing women."<br />
Among a new crop of text-to-art generators are free apps that can create "hyper-real AI girls" -- avatars from real photos, customizing them with prompts such as "dark skin" and "thigh strap."</p>

<p>New technologies such as Stable Diffusion, an open-source AI model developed by Stability AI, have made it possible to conjure up realistic images from text descriptions.</p>

<h2><strong>'Dark corner'</strong></h2>

<p>The tech advancements have given rise to what Duffield called an "expanding cottage industry" around AI-enhanced porn, with many deepfake creators taking paid requests to generate content featuring a person of the customer's choice.</p>

<p>Last month, the FBI issued a warning about "sextortion schemes," in which fraudsters capture photos and videos from social media to create "sexually themed" deepfakes that are then used to extort money.</p>

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<p>The victims, the FBI added, included minor children and non-consenting adults.</p>

<p>The proliferation of AI tools has outstripped regulation.</p>

<p>"This is not some dark corner of the internet where these images are being created and shared," Dan Purcell, chief executive and founder of the AI brand protection company Ceartas, told AFP.</p>

<p>"It's right under our noses. And yes, the law needs to catch up."</p>

<p>In Britain, the government has proposed a new Online Safety Bill that seeks to criminalize the sharing of pornographic deepfakes.</p>

<p>Four US states, including California and Virginia, have outlawed the distribution of deepfake porn, but victims often have little legal recourse if the perpetrators live outside these jurisdictions.</p>

<p>In May, a US lawmaker introduced the Preventing Deepfakes of Intimate Images Act that would make sharing non-consensual deepfake pornography illegal.</p>

<p>Popular online spaces such as Reddit have also sought to regulate its burgeoning AI porn communities.</p>

<p>"The internet is one jurisdiction with no borders, and there needs to be a unified international law to protect people against this form of exploitation," Purcell said.</p>

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Photo apps digitally undressing women, sexualized text-to-image prompts creating "AI girls" and manipulated images fueling "sextortion" rackets -- a boom in deepfake porn is outpacing US and European efforts to regulate the technology.

Photo apps digitally undressing women, sexualized text-to-image prompts creating "AI girls" and manipulated images fueling "sextortion" rackets -- a boom in deepfake porn is outpacing US and European efforts to regulate the technology. Artificial intelligence-enabled deepfakes are typically associated with fake viral images of well-known personalities such as Pope Francis in a puffer coat or Donald Trump under arrest, but experts say they are more widely used for generating non-consensual porn that can destroy ordinary lives. Women are a particular target of AI tools and apps -- widely available for free and requiring no technical expertise -- that allow users to digitally strip off clothing from their pictures, or insert their faces into sexually explicit videos. "The rise of AI-generated porn and deepfake porn normalizes the use of a woman's image or likeness without her consent," Sophie Maddocks, a researcher at the University of Pennsylvania tracking image-based sexual abuse, told AFP. "What message do we send about consent as a society when you can virtually strip any woman?" Watch | Can Artificial Intelligence lead to human extinction? × In a tearful video, an American Twitch streamer who goes by QTCinderella lamented the "constant exploitation and objectification" of women as she became the victim of deepfake porn. She was harassed, she added, by people sending her copies of the deepfakes depicting her. The scandal erupted in January during a livestream by fellow streamer Brandon Ewing, who was caught looking at a website that contained deepfaked sexual images of several women including QTCinderella. "It's not as simple as 'just' being violated. It's so much more than that," she wrote on Twitter, adding that the experience had "ruined" her. 'Hyper-real' The proliferation of online deepfakes underscores the threat of AI-enabled disinformation, which can damage reputations and lead to bullying or harassment. While celebrities such as singer Taylor Swift and actress Emma Watson have been victims of deepfake porn, women not in the public eye are also targeted. American and European media are filled with first-hand testimonies of women -- from academics to activists -- who were shocked to discover their faces in deepfake porn. Also Read | Artificial Intelligence: Confronting challenges in cybersecurity Some 96 percent of deepfake videos online are non-consensual pornography, and most of them depict women, according to a 2019 study by the Dutch AI company Sensity. "The previously private act of sexual fantasy, which takes place inside someone's mind, is now transferred to technology and content creators in the real world," Roberta Duffield, director of intelligence at Blackbird.AI, told AFP. "The ease of access and lack of oversight -- alongside the growing professionalization of the industry -- entrenches these technologies into new forms of exploiting and diminishing women." Among a new crop of text-to-art generators are free apps that can create "hyper-real AI girls" -- avatars from real photos, customizing them with prompts such as "dark skin" and "thigh strap." New technologies such as Stable Diffusion, an open-source AI model developed by Stability AI, have made it possible to conjure up realistic images from text descriptions. 'Dark corner' The tech advancements have given rise to what Duffield called an "expanding cottage industry" around AI-enhanced porn, with many deepfake creators taking paid requests to generate content featuring a person of the customer's choice. Last month, the FBI issued a warning about "sextortion schemes," in which fraudsters capture photos and videos from social media to create "sexually themed" deepfakes that are then used to extort money. Also Read | Artificial intelligence won't take over world or permanently destroy jobs, says one of 'godfathers' of AI The victims, the FBI added, included minor children and non-consenting adults. The proliferation of AI tools has outstripped regulation. "This is not some dark corner of the internet where these images are being created and shared," Dan Purcell, chief executive and founder of the AI brand protection company Ceartas, told AFP. "It's right under our noses. And yes, the law needs to catch up." In Britain, the government has proposed a new Online Safety Bill that seeks to criminalize the sharing of pornographic deepfakes. Four US states, including California and Virginia, have outlawed the distribution of deepfake porn, but victims often have little legal recourse if the perpetrators live outside these jurisdictions. In May, a US lawmaker introduced the Preventing Deepfakes of Intimate Images Act that would make sharing non-consensual deepfake pornography illegal. Popular online spaces such as Reddit have also sought to regulate its burgeoning AI porn communities. "The internet is one jurisdiction with no borders, and there needs to be a unified international law to protect people against this form of exploitation," Purcell said. You can now write for wionews.com and be a part of the community. Share your stories and opinions with us here. WATCH WION LIVE HERE ×

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<p>A student of the prestigious Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has invented an artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled device that helps people to converse in a natural language with machines, AI assistants, services, and other people without any voice. People don't have to open their mouths and don't have to make any externally observable movements. They can simply converse articulating words internally.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The device, named AlterEgo has been developed by Arnav Kapur, a resident of India's national capital Delhi who is currently a student of Media Arts and Sciences at the MIT Media Lab.</p>

<p>As per the MIT Media Lab's website, AlterEgo captures peripheral neural signals when internal speech articulators are volitionally and neurologically activated, during a user's internal articulation of words.</p>

<p>"This enables a user to transmit and receive streams of information to and from a computing device or any other person without any observable action, in discretion, without unplugging the user from her environment, without invading the user's privacy," the website reads.&nbsp;</p>

<p>A viral video shows Kapur wearing the device, and answering questions in an interview. The interviewer asks Kapur questions and the MIT student responds without uttering a single word. "You have the entire internet in your head," the interviewer said.&nbsp;</p>

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<p>The website also states that the primary focus of AlterEgo is to help support communication for people with speech disorders including conditions like ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) and MS (multiple sclerosis).</p>

<p>"Beyond that, the system has the potential to seamlessly integrate humans and computers—such that computing, the Internet, and AI would weave into our daily life as a "second self" and augment our cognition and abilities."</p>

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A student of the prestigious Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has invented an artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled device that helps people to converse in a natural language with machines, AI assistants, services, and other people without any voice.

A student of the prestigious Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has invented an artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled device that helps people to converse in a natural language with machines, AI assistants, services, and other people without any voice. People don't have to open their mouths and don't have to make any externally observable movements. They can simply converse articulating words internally. The device, named AlterEgo has been developed by Arnav Kapur, a resident of India's national capital Delhi who is currently a student of Media Arts and Sciences at the MIT Media Lab. As per the MIT Media Lab's website, AlterEgo captures peripheral neural signals when internal speech articulators are volitionally and neurologically activated, during a user's internal articulation of words. "This enables a user to transmit and receive streams of information to and from a computing device or any other person without any observable action, in discretion, without unplugging the user from her environment, without invading the user's privacy," the website reads. A viral video shows Kapur wearing the device, and answering questions in an interview. The interviewer asks Kapur questions and the MIT student responds without uttering a single word. "You have the entire internet in your head," the interviewer said. Here's a look at the video: View this post on Instagram A post shared by Business | Motivation | Technology (@wealth) × The website also states that the primary focus of AlterEgo is to help support communication for people with speech disorders including conditions like ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) and MS (multiple sclerosis). "Beyond that, the system has the potential to seamlessly integrate humans and computers—such that computing, the Internet, and AI would weave into our daily life as a "second self" and augment our cognition and abilities." WATCH WION LIVE HERE You can now write for wionews.com and be a part of the community. Share your stories and opinions with us here.

MIT student from India develops device that helps you converse without voice

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AI-powered bots might have the potential to replace humans. A human-like partner combined with the VR headset will potentially provide a lifelike intimate experience as well as per a former Google executive.

AI might eliminate the need for human partners: expert

<p>The White House said on Friday (July 21) that OpenAI and other tech giants in the artificial intelligence race have committed that they would make their technology safer with features like watermarks on fabricated images.&nbsp;</p>

<p>"These commitments, which the companies have chosen to undertake immediately, underscore three principles that must be fundamental to the future of AI -- safety, security, and trust -- and mark a critical step toward developing responsible AI," the White House said in a release.</p>

<p>Later on Friday, representatives from Amazon, Anthropic, Google, Inflection, Meta,&nbsp;Microsoft and Open AI were due to join&nbsp;US President Joe Biden to announce the commitments. These include developing &nbsp;"robust technical mechanisms" like watermarking systems to ensure that users get to know which content is AI-generated.</p>

<p>There are worries that images or audios generated by artificial intelligence will be used to deceive people and to commit fraud along with spreading misinformation as the tech improves in the run up to 2024 US Presidential Election.</p>

<p>Ways to tell when audio or imagery have been generated artificially are being sought to prevent people from being duped by fakes that look or sound real.</p>

<p>"They're committing to setting up a broader regime towards making it easier for consumers to know whether content is AI-generated or not," a White House official said, as quoted by AFP</p>

<p>"There is technical work to be done, but the point here is that it applies to audio and visual content, and it will be part of a broader system."</p>

<p><strong>Watch | Astronomers find new type of stellar object that challenges understanding of neutron star physics</strong></p>

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<p>The goal is for it to be easy for people to tell when online content is created by AI, the official added.</p>

<p>The White House has said that commitments these companies have made include independent testing of AI systems for risks &nbsp;when it comes to biosecurity, cybersecurity, or "societal effects."</p>

<p>Common Sense Media, a review and rating organisation commended the White House for its "commitment to establishing critical policies to regulate AI technology," according to its chief execurtive James Steyer.</p>

<p>"That said, history would indicate that many tech companies do not actually walk the walk on a voluntary pledge to act responsibly and support strong regulations."</p>

<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.wionews.com/trending/ai-powered-sex-robots-may-eliminate-need-for-human-partners-claims-former-google-executive-617766">Robots for sex? Expert warns AI might soon be able to simulate sex just like a human</a></strong></p>

<p>US President Joe Biden is also working on an executive order which is intended to ensure that AI is safe and trustworthy.</p>

<p>Watermarks for AI-generated content were among the topics EU commissioner Thierry Breton discussed with OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman during a June visit to San Francisco.</p>

<p><em>(With inputs from agencies)</em></p>

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The White House said on Friday (July 21) that OpenAI and other tech giants in the artificial intelligence race have committed that they would make their technology safer with features like watermarks on fabricated images.

The White House said on Friday (July 21) that OpenAI and other tech giants in the artificial intelligence race have committed that they would make their technology safer with features like watermarks on fabricated images. "These commitments, which the companies have chosen to undertake immediately, underscore three principles that must be fundamental to the future of AI -- safety, security, and trust -- and mark a critical step toward developing responsible AI," the White House said in a release. Later on Friday, representatives from Amazon, Anthropic, Google, Inflection, Meta, Microsoft and Open AI were due to join US President Joe Biden to announce the commitments. These include developing "robust technical mechanisms" like watermarking systems to ensure that users get to know which content is AI-generated. There are worries that images or audios generated by artificial intelligence will be used to deceive people and to commit fraud along with spreading misinformation as the tech improves in the run up to 2024 US Presidential Election. Ways to tell when audio or imagery have been generated artificially are being sought to prevent people from being duped by fakes that look or sound real. "They're committing to setting up a broader regime towards making it easier for consumers to know whether content is AI-generated or not," a White House official said, as quoted by AFP "There is technical work to be done, but the point here is that it applies to audio and visual content, and it will be part of a broader system." Watch | Astronomers find new type of stellar object that challenges understanding of neutron star physics × The goal is for it to be easy for people to tell when online content is created by AI, the official added. The White House has said that commitments these companies have made include independent testing of AI systems for risks when it comes to biosecurity, cybersecurity, or "societal effects." Common Sense Media, a review and rating organisation commended the White House for its "commitment to establishing critical policies to regulate AI technology," according to its chief execurtive James Steyer. "That said, history would indicate that many tech companies do not actually walk the walk on a voluntary pledge to act responsibly and support strong regulations." Also Read | Robots for sex? Expert warns AI might soon be able to simulate sex just like a human US President Joe Biden is also working on an executive order which is intended to ensure that AI is safe and trustworthy. Watermarks for AI-generated content were among the topics EU commissioner Thierry Breton discussed with OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman during a June visit to San Francisco. (With inputs from agencies) You can now write for wionews.com and be a part of the community. Share your stories and opinions with us here. WATCH WION LIVE HERE ×

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Apple Inc's iconic iPhone maker is silently working on an ambitious Artificial Intelligence endeavour. This could challenge industry giants like OpenAI and Google. Apple has been conspicuously absent from the AI frenzy till now its main Artificial Intelligence product, Siri voice assistance has stagnated in recent years. But now, Apple is launching AppleGPT.

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The defence sector in Britain wants to stay ahead of the game and is employing AI to hamper the supply of weapons to Russia. It is using AI to keep track of hostile states that may misuse AI in damaging ways in unethical ways.

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<p>The majestic woolly mammoth went extinct over 4,000 years ago,&nbsp;however, they continue to captivate the imaginations of biologists and enthusiasts to date.&nbsp;</p>

<p>What if modern science manages to pull them back to Earth using Artificial Intelligence and elephant behaviour?</p>

<p>Fueling this fascination is a daring ambition by the US biotech startup Colossal, known as the "de-extinction company," which has set its sights on bringing back the woolly mammoth through genetic engineering.</p>

<p>The plan is to create a hybrid of the Asian elephant and the mammoth, which will be introduced to the Arctic tundra. While the project has received substantial financial backing, it has also attracted both curiosity and scientific scepticism.</p>

<h2><strong>Lots of challenges to overcome</strong></h2>

<p>To achieve success, Colossal must overcome numerous challenges, including crafting the animal's genetic sequence, successfully fertilising an egg, and then nurturing the hybrid.&nbsp;</p>

<p>However, the real test lies beyond birth, as scientists grapple with the question of how these creatures will thrive in the wild—a puzzle that may take a lifetime or more to solve.&nbsp;</p>

<p>To address this, Colossal is seeking guidance from other animals, specifically a group of elephants in Botswana.</p>

<h2><strong>Startup joins hands with an elephant&nbsp;organisation</strong></h2>

<p>The startup has joined forces with Elephant Havens, a wildlife foundation situated in the Okavango Delta, devoted to caring for orphaned elephants.</p>

<p>Elephant Havens, founded in 2017, will collaborate extensively with Colossal to gather data using artificial intelligence (AI) to analyse the elephants' behaviour, coupled with genomic data for each elephant.&nbsp;</p>

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<p>“We’ll be able to mix the art of the elephant handlers with the science of today,” said Matt James, chief animal officer at Colossal.</p>

<p>Colossal aims to combine the expertise of Elephant Havens with AI modelling and genetic data to deepen their understanding of elephant behaviour. This knowledge will be instrumental in the eventual rewilding of the woolly mammoth hybrids.</p>

<h2><strong>How crucial is AI in the de-extinction process?</strong></h2>

<p>AI plays a crucial role in this animal research endeavour. Colossal's founder, Ben Lamm, acknowledges, “Some of these technologies we take for granted in corporate America or in defence could be directly applied and have a meaningful impact on conservation,” he said. “These tools aren’t in the hands of the people that really need them,” he added.</p>

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<p>In the 'spirit of collaboration and contribution to wildlife conservation', Colossal plans to share its scientific breakthroughs with partners working on conservation efforts. By offering their technologies and expertise for free, they claim to make a meaningful difference in elephant conservation within the next five to ten years.</p>

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The majestic woolly mammoth went extinct over 4,000 years ago, however, they continue to captivate the imaginations of biologists and enthusiasts to date. What if modern science manages to pull them back to Earth using Artificial Intelligence and elephant behaviour?

The majestic woolly mammoth went extinct over 4,000 years ago, however, they continue to captivate the imaginations of biologists and enthusiasts to date. What if modern science manages to pull them back to Earth using Artificial Intelligence and elephant behaviour? Fueling this fascination is a daring ambition by the US biotech startup Colossal, known as the "de-extinction company," which has set its sights on bringing back the woolly mammoth through genetic engineering. The plan is to create a hybrid of the Asian elephant and the mammoth, which will be introduced to the Arctic tundra. While the project has received substantial financial backing, it has also attracted both curiosity and scientific scepticism. Lots of challenges to overcome To achieve success, Colossal must overcome numerous challenges, including crafting the animal's genetic sequence, successfully fertilising an egg, and then nurturing the hybrid. However, the real test lies beyond birth, as scientists grapple with the question of how these creatures will thrive in the wild—a puzzle that may take a lifetime or more to solve. To address this, Colossal is seeking guidance from other animals, specifically a group of elephants in Botswana. Startup joins hands with an elephant organisation The startup has joined forces with Elephant Havens, a wildlife foundation situated in the Okavango Delta, devoted to caring for orphaned elephants. Elephant Havens, founded in 2017, will collaborate extensively with Colossal to gather data using artificial intelligence (AI) to analyse the elephants' behaviour, coupled with genomic data for each elephant. Watch: This World | Will artificial intelligence be the end of humanity? × “We’ll be able to mix the art of the elephant handlers with the science of today,” said Matt James, chief animal officer at Colossal. Colossal aims to combine the expertise of Elephant Havens with AI modelling and genetic data to deepen their understanding of elephant behaviour. This knowledge will be instrumental in the eventual rewilding of the woolly mammoth hybrids. How crucial is AI in the de-extinction process? AI plays a crucial role in this animal research endeavour. Colossal's founder, Ben Lamm, acknowledges, “Some of these technologies we take for granted in corporate America or in defence could be directly applied and have a meaningful impact on conservation,” he said. “These tools aren’t in the hands of the people that really need them,” he added. Also read: AI is the 'nuclear weapon of software' In the 'spirit of collaboration and contribution to wildlife conservation', Colossal plans to share its scientific breakthroughs with partners working on conservation efforts. By offering their technologies and expertise for free, they claim to make a meaningful difference in elephant conservation within the next five to ten years. WATCH WION LIVE HERE ×

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<p>Ace filmmaker James Camron has no use of Artificial Intelligence and he’s surely never going to use it for writing a script. In an&nbsp;interview discussing new technology that would change the way the entertainment world would operate, James Cameron brought the topic of AI and said he has doubts that AI bots will be able to write a “good story”.</p>

<h2><strong>Wait till AI wins an Oscar&nbsp;for best screenplay: Cameron</strong></h2>

<p>James Cameron said, “I just don’t personally believe that a disembodied mind that’s just regurgitating what other embodied minds have said — about the life that they’ve had, about love, about lying, about fear, about mortality — and just put it all together into a word salad and then regurgitate it…I don’t believe that’s ever going to have something that’s going to move an audience. You have to be human to write that. I don’t know anyone that’s even thinking about having AI write a screenplay.”</p>

<p>“Let’s wait 20 years, and if AI wins an Oscar for best screenplay, I think we’ve got to take them seriously,” Cameron added.</p>

<h2><strong>AI is not stealing entertainment industry jobs but could pose security threat: Cameron</strong></h2>

<p>While the <em>Titanic </em>director doesn’t think that AI poses a serious threat to screenwriters, he does think that they could lead to an actual nuclear holocaust. “You got to follow the money. Who’s building these things? They’re either building it to dominate marketing shares, so you’re teaching it greed, or you’re building it for defensive purposes, so you’re teaching it paranoia. I think the weaponization of AI is the biggest danger,” he said.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Cameron continued, “I think that we will get into the equivalent of a nuclear arms race with AI, and if we don’t build it, the other guys are for sure going to build it, and so then it’ll escalate…You could imagine an AI in a combat theatre, the whole thing just being fought by the computers at a speed humans can no longer intercede, and you have no ability to de escalate.”</p>

<p>“I warned you guys in 1984!” he added. “And you didn’t listen.”</p>

<p>James Cameron was referring to <em>The Terminator,</em> which came out in 1984. Starring Arnold Schwarzenegger in the leading role, the film is set in a world where an artificially-intelligent defence network known as Skynet has become self-aware and has conquered humanity.</p>

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Ace filmmaker James Camron has no use of Artificial Intelligence and he’s surely never going to use it for writing a script. In an interview discussing new technology that would change the way the entertainment world would operate, James Cameron brought the topic of AI and said he has doubts that AI bots will be able to write a “good story”.

Ace filmmaker James Camron has no use of Artificial Intelligence and he’s surely never going to use it for writing a script. In an interview discussing new technology that would change the way the entertainment world would operate, James Cameron brought the topic of AI and said he has doubts that AI bots will be able to write a “good story”. Wait till AI wins an Oscar for best screenplay: Cameron James Cameron said, “I just don’t personally believe that a disembodied mind that’s just regurgitating what other embodied minds have said — about the life that they’ve had, about love, about lying, about fear, about mortality — and just put it all together into a word salad and then regurgitate it…I don’t believe that’s ever going to have something that’s going to move an audience. You have to be human to write that. I don’t know anyone that’s even thinking about having AI write a screenplay.” “Let’s wait 20 years, and if AI wins an Oscar for best screenplay, I think we’ve got to take them seriously,” Cameron added. AI is not stealing entertainment industry jobs but could pose security threat: Cameron While the Titanic director doesn’t think that AI poses a serious threat to screenwriters, he does think that they could lead to an actual nuclear holocaust. “You got to follow the money. Who’s building these things? They’re either building it to dominate marketing shares, so you’re teaching it greed, or you’re building it for defensive purposes, so you’re teaching it paranoia. I think the weaponization of AI is the biggest danger,” he said. Cameron continued, “I think that we will get into the equivalent of a nuclear arms race with AI, and if we don’t build it, the other guys are for sure going to build it, and so then it’ll escalate…You could imagine an AI in a combat theatre, the whole thing just being fought by the computers at a speed humans can no longer intercede, and you have no ability to de escalate.” “I warned you guys in 1984!” he added. “And you didn’t listen.” James Cameron was referring to The Terminator, which came out in 1984. Starring Arnold Schwarzenegger in the leading role, the film is set in a world where an artificially-intelligent defence network known as Skynet has become self-aware and has conquered humanity. WATCH WION LIVE HERE You can now write for wionews.com and be a part of the community. Share your stories and opinions with us here.

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<p>Even Tom Cruise could not help SAG-AFTRA in their plea against artificial intelligence. Before the talks between Hollywood's actor's union and TV and film studios failed, the union had enlisted Cruise to lobby on its behalf.&nbsp;</p>

<p>According to Hollywood Reporter, Cruise joined a negotiation session in June earlier this year to discuss the concerns raised by SAG-AFTRA over the usage of AI which it is alleged will completely replace actors. Cruise had spoken in favour of stunt performers who are also part of SAG-AFTRA’s 160,000 members. <em>The Mission: Impossible</em> star famously performs his own stunts.<br />
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On July 14, SAG-AFTRA officially joined the picket line against the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP), a trade union that represents Hollywood’s biggest movie studios and streaming services. Hollywood’s actors joined with the 11,000 members of the Writer’s Guild of America that have been striking against the AMPTP since May 2023. This is the first time both writers and actors are on strike in 63 years.</p>

<p>While there are several other issues on which the writer's and actors' unions are on strike, one of the major concerns that they have raised is the increasing use of&nbsp;AI in films.&nbsp;</p>

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SAG-AFTRA has argued that studios want to use AI to eliminate acting jobs by scanning and creating digital likenesses of actors in order to use in perpetuity without fair compensation.</p>

<p>In a press conference last week, Fran Drescher, president of SAG-AFTRA, said actors would be “in trouble” if unions and studios don’t hammer out an AI policy that works for everyone. “We are all going to be in jeopardy of being replaced by machines,” she said.</p>

<p>The strike guidelines now prohibit members from taking part in any promotional activities, filming, trials, red-carpet appearances, and interviews.&nbsp;<br />
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Even Tom Cruise could not help SAG-AFTRA in their plea against artificial intelligence. Before the talks between Hollywood's actor's union and TV and film studios failed, the union had enlisted Cruise to lobby on its behalf.

Even Tom Cruise could not help SAG-AFTRA in their plea against artificial intelligence. Before the talks between Hollywood's actor's union and TV and film studios failed, the union had enlisted Cruise to lobby on its behalf. According to Hollywood Reporter, Cruise joined a negotiation session in June earlier this year to discuss the concerns raised by SAG-AFTRA over the usage of AI which it is alleged will completely replace actors. Cruise had spoken in favour of stunt performers who are also part of SAG-AFTRA’s 160,000 members. The Mission: Impossible star famously performs his own stunts. On July 14, SAG-AFTRA officially joined the picket line against the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP), a trade union that represents Hollywood’s biggest movie studios and streaming services. Hollywood’s actors joined with the 11,000 members of the Writer’s Guild of America that have been striking against the AMPTP since May 2023. This is the first time both writers and actors are on strike in 63 years. While there are several other issues on which the writer's and actors' unions are on strike, one of the major concerns that they have raised is the increasing use of AI in films. SAG-AFTRA strike: Mark Ruffalo, Joey King and other stars protest on the picket line - see pics SAG-AFTRA has argued that studios want to use AI to eliminate acting jobs by scanning and creating digital likenesses of actors in order to use in perpetuity without fair compensation. In a press conference last week, Fran Drescher, president of SAG-AFTRA, said actors would be “in trouble” if unions and studios don’t hammer out an AI policy that works for everyone. “We are all going to be in jeopardy of being replaced by machines,” she said. The strike guidelines now prohibit members from taking part in any promotional activities, filming, trials, red-carpet appearances, and interviews. Interestingly, during the pre-strike negotiations, Cruise urged SAG-AFTRA to allow performers to promote their projects, citing the financial aspects. Thanks to the strike guidelines, Cruise can no longer promote his latest film, Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning, which was released in worldwide earlier this month. WATCH WION LIVE HERE You can now write for wionews.com and be a part of the community. Share your stories and opinions with us here.

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<p>Sir Richard Moore, the head of&nbsp;the UK's foreign intelligence service, MI6 has said artificial intelligence (AI) will not be able to replace&nbsp;human spies, even as machines make accessing information 'infinitely easier'.&nbsp;</p>

<p>"AI is going to make information infinitely more accessible and some have asked whether it will put intelligence services like mine out of business. In fact, the opposite is likely to be true," said Moore, in a landmark address in Prague.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Moore lauded the human factor, simply because the spies had the capability to ask questions, one that machines may not necessarily ask when tasked with a job.&nbsp;</p>

<p>"They [human spies]&nbsp;are never just passive collectors of information: our agents can be tasked and directed; they can identify new questions we didn't know to ask; and sometimes they can influence decisions inside a government or terrorist group."</p>

<p>The MI6 boss is of the view that human intelligence will be able to unlock doors that AI may not be able to do. He added that advancing technology can also complement the 'human factor'.&nbsp;</p>

<p>"Human intelligence in the age of artificial intelligence will increasingly be defined as those things that machines cannot do, albeit we should expect the frontier of machine capability to advance with startling speed."</p>

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<h2><strong>10, Downing Street on same page</strong></h2>

<p>The MI6 chief's views align with the version put forth by 10, Downing Street. Last month,&nbsp;Matt Clifford, UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's adviser on AI said vastly intelligent artificial intelligence&nbsp;(AI) systems may have the capability to "kill humans" within the next two years.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Clifford, who is currently constituting a government AI taskforce, said policymakers from across the globe need to work together to control the technology, which otherwise could have devastating consequences.&nbsp;</p>

<p>“You can have really very dangerous threats to humans that could kill many humans, not all humans, simply from where we’d expect models to be in two years' time,” said Clifford.&nbsp;</p>

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<h2><strong>The letter calling for ban on AI</strong></h2>

<p>Earlier in March, an open letter by the&nbsp;Future of Life Institute, a think tank, signed by Elon Musk and Steve Wozniak amongst others, took a very cautious approach to the next generation of AI. The letter cited 12 pieces of research from experts that included former employees of OpenAI, Google as well as DeepMind.&nbsp;</p>

<p>"Powerful AI systems should be developed only once we are confident that their effects will be positive and their risks will be manageable," the letter stated.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Meanwhile,&nbsp;Geoffrey Hinton, often regarded as the 'godfather' of AI technology has already urged&nbsp;governments to intervene and prevent AI machines from taking control of society.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Hinton, who recently left Google to speak more openly about the risks of AI, expressed his concern that the risks associated with AI should not be dismissed as science fiction or fear-mongering.</p>

<p>"Before AI is smarter than us, I think the people developing it should be encouraged to put a lot of work into understanding how it might try and take control away."</p>

<p>"Right now there are 99 very smart people trying to make AI better and one very smart person trying to figure out how to stop it taking over and maybe you want to be more balanced," he added.</p>

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Sir Richard Moore, the head of the UK's foreign intelligence service, MI6 has said artificial intelligence (AI) will not be able to replace human spies, even as machines make accessing information 'infinitely easier'.

Sir Richard Moore, the head of the UK's foreign intelligence service, MI6 has said artificial intelligence (AI) will not be able to replace human spies, even as machines make accessing information 'infinitely easier'. "AI is going to make information infinitely more accessible and some have asked whether it will put intelligence services like mine out of business. In fact, the opposite is likely to be true," said Moore, in a landmark address in Prague. Moore lauded the human factor, simply because the spies had the capability to ask questions, one that machines may not necessarily ask when tasked with a job. "They [human spies] are never just passive collectors of information: our agents can be tasked and directed; they can identify new questions we didn't know to ask; and sometimes they can influence decisions inside a government or terrorist group." The MI6 boss is of the view that human intelligence will be able to unlock doors that AI may not be able to do. He added that advancing technology can also complement the 'human factor'. "Human intelligence in the age of artificial intelligence will increasingly be defined as those things that machines cannot do, albeit we should expect the frontier of machine capability to advance with startling speed." Also read | Tick tock! AI could 'kill humans' within two years, warns Sunak's adviser 10, Downing Street on same page The MI6 chief's views align with the version put forth by 10, Downing Street. Last month, Matt Clifford, UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's adviser on AI said vastly intelligent artificial intelligence (AI) systems may have the capability to "kill humans" within the next two years. Clifford, who is currently constituting a government AI taskforce, said policymakers from across the globe need to work together to control the technology, which otherwise could have devastating consequences. “You can have really very dangerous threats to humans that could kill many humans, not all humans, simply from where we’d expect models to be in two years' time,” said Clifford. WATCH | Gravitas | ChatGPT Explained: How does the platform work? × The letter calling for ban on AI Earlier in March, an open letter by the Future of Life Institute, a think tank, signed by Elon Musk and Steve Wozniak amongst others, took a very cautious approach to the next generation of AI. The letter cited 12 pieces of research from experts that included former employees of OpenAI, Google as well as DeepMind. "Powerful AI systems should be developed only once we are confident that their effects will be positive and their risks will be manageable," the letter stated. Meanwhile, Geoffrey Hinton, often regarded as the 'godfather' of AI technology has already urged governments to intervene and prevent AI machines from taking control of society. Hinton, who recently left Google to speak more openly about the risks of AI, expressed his concern that the risks associated with AI should not be dismissed as science fiction or fear-mongering. "Before AI is smarter than us, I think the people developing it should be encouraged to put a lot of work into understanding how it might try and take control away." "Right now there are 99 very smart people trying to make AI better and one very smart person trying to figure out how to stop it taking over and maybe you want to be more balanced," he added. (With inputs from agencies) WATCH WION LIVE HERE:

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<p>The United Nations Security Council held its first meeting on artificial intelligence (AI) risks on Tuesday (July 18). During the meeting, China said that artificial intelligence should not become a "runaway horse". The US meanwhile, underlined that AI should not be used to censor or repress people. The UNSC meet was chaired by Britain's Foreign Secretary James Cleverly. He said that AI will "fundamentally alter every aspect of human life."</p>

<p>"We urgently need to shape the global governance of transformative technologies because AI knows no borders," Cleverly added after saying that AI could help address climate change and boost economies. But he also warned that the technology fuels disinformation and could aid both state and non-state actors in&nbsp;quest for weapons.</p>

<p>The 15-member council was briefed by United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres along with Jack Clark, co-founder of hi-profile AI startup Anthropic, and Professor Zeng Yi, co-director of the China-UK Research Center for AI Ethics and Governance.</p>

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<p>"Both military and non-military applications of AI could have very serious consequences for global peace and security," Guterres said.</p>

<p>Guterres supported calls by some countries for a United Nations body "to support collective efforts to govern this extraordinary technology," modeled on the International Atomic Energy Agency, the International Civil Aviation Organization, or the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.</p>

<h2><strong>China supports UN's central role</strong></h2>

<p>Zhang Jun, China UN Ambassador described AI as a "double-edged sword". He said that Beijing supports a central co-ordinating role of the United Nations when it comes to establishing guiding principles for AI.</p>

<p>"Whether it is good or bad, good or evil, depends on how mankind utilizes it, regulates it and how we balance scientific development with security," Zhang said, adding that there should be a focus on people and AI for good to regulate development and to "prevent this technology from becoming a runaway horse."</p>

<p>Jeffrey Deaurentis, Deputy US Ambassador to the UN, said that there was a need for countries to work together on AI and other emerging tech to curb risks threatening to undermine peace and security.</p>

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<p>Artificial intelligence has long been a reality but it became a buzzword in November last year after launch of OpenAI's ChatGPT, the generative AI chatbot that can answer queries, write poetry and even write complex computer codes. ChatGPT has been a hit and brought the discussion over AI to the forefront in tech as well as political world. After ChatGPT's success, tech companies worldover have jumped the AI bandwagon and have associated themselves with the development of their own AI.</p>

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The United Nations Security Council held its first meeting on artificial intelligence (AI) risks on Tuesday (July 18). During the meeting, China said that artificial intelligence should not become a "runaway horse".

The United Nations Security Council held its first meeting on artificial intelligence (AI) risks on Tuesday (July 18). During the meeting, China said that artificial intelligence should not become a "runaway horse". The US meanwhile, underlined that AI should not be used to censor or repress people. The UNSC meet was chaired by Britain's Foreign Secretary James Cleverly. He said that AI will "fundamentally alter every aspect of human life." "We urgently need to shape the global governance of transformative technologies because AI knows no borders," Cleverly added after saying that AI could help address climate change and boost economies. But he also warned that the technology fuels disinformation and could aid both state and non-state actors in quest for weapons. The 15-member council was briefed by United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres along with Jack Clark, co-founder of hi-profile AI startup Anthropic, and Professor Zeng Yi, co-director of the China-UK Research Center for AI Ethics and Governance. Watch | The great AI threat to jobs: Artificial Intelligence versus jobs × "Both military and non-military applications of AI could have very serious consequences for global peace and security," Guterres said. Guterres supported calls by some countries for a United Nations body "to support collective efforts to govern this extraordinary technology," modeled on the International Atomic Energy Agency, the International Civil Aviation Organization, or the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. China supports UN's central role Zhang Jun, China UN Ambassador described AI as a "double-edged sword". He said that Beijing supports a central co-ordinating role of the United Nations when it comes to establishing guiding principles for AI. "Whether it is good or bad, good or evil, depends on how mankind utilizes it, regulates it and how we balance scientific development with security," Zhang said, adding that there should be a focus on people and AI for good to regulate development and to "prevent this technology from becoming a runaway horse." Jeffrey Deaurentis, Deputy US Ambassador to the UN, said that there was a need for countries to work together on AI and other emerging tech to curb risks threatening to undermine peace and security. Also Read | Artificial Intelligence: Confronting challenges in cybersecurity Artificial intelligence has long been a reality but it became a buzzword in November last year after launch of OpenAI's ChatGPT, the generative AI chatbot that can answer queries, write poetry and even write complex computer codes. ChatGPT has been a hit and brought the discussion over AI to the forefront in tech as well as political world. After ChatGPT's success, tech companies worldover have jumped the AI bandwagon and have associated themselves with the development of their own AI. (With inputs from agencies) You can now write for wionews.com and be a part of the community. Share your stories and opinions with us here. WATCH WION LIVE HERE ×

At first UNSC meeting on AI, warnings issued on risks, serious consequences for peace, security

The debate on artificial intelligence has now become global, in a first the UNSC held a meeting on ai and underlined that if not regulated it has the potential to alternate every aspect of our lives.

Biggest risks posed by AI

Meta has recently introduced a generative artificial intelligence (AI) model -- "CM3leon" (pronounced like chameleon), that does both text-to-image and image-to-text generation.

Meta introduces generative AI model 'CM3leon' for text, images

The intersection of technology and news is where two major players are teaming up to revolutionize the industry.

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<p>Elon Musk has officially launched his highly anticipated artificial intelligence startup, xAI. As per reports, the team behind xAI consists of engineers from major US technology companies which the SpaceX CEO hopes to challenge with his alternative to ChatGPT.<br />
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The formation of the AI&nbsp;startup comes with the launch of its website, which on Wednesday, unveiled a team-up of engineers who previously worked at Alphabet-owned Google, Microsoft and OpenAI.</p>

<p>In a tweet on Wednesday, Musk announced the formation of xAI, stating, "Announcing formation of @xAI to understand reality."</p>

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<h2><strong>What xAI hopes to achieve</strong></h2>

<p>As per the xAI website, "The goal of xAI is to understand the true nature of the universe."</p>

<p>It also revealed that the company will host a Twitter Spaces event on July 14, where people can "meet the team and ask us questions".</p>

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<p>The moves are being seen as Musk's attempt to position xAI as a competitor&nbsp;to OpenAI, Google and Anthropic, which are behind leading chatbots like ChatGPT, Bard and Claude.</p>

<h2><strong>Team behind xAI</strong></h2>

<p>In the past Musk, who serves as the CEO of Tesla and is the owner of Twitter, has been vocal about his concerns regarding AI development and&nbsp;emphasising the need for regulation in the industry has even called for a pause in its progress. However, as per Reuters, he will lead xAI in its quest to challenge major tech firms.</p>

<p>The xAI team includes notable individuals such as Igor Babuschkin, a former engineer at DeepMind, Tony Wu, who previously worked at Google, Christian Szegedy, a former research scientist at Google, and Greg Yang, who was earlier associated with Microsoft.</p>

<p>As per a state filing, in March, Musk registered a company named X.AI Corp in Nevada. The document lists him as the sole director of the firm, while Jared Birchall, the managing director of Musk's family office, is listed as the secretary.</p>

<p>Dan Hendrycks, who currently serves as the director of the Center for AI Safety, with his work focusing on the risks associated with AI, will serve as an adviser to the xAI team.</p>

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<p>As per reports, Musk incorporated xAI in Nevada in March. Previously, he had changed the name of Twitter to X Corp&nbsp;in some financial filings, however on xAI’s website, the company notes that it is a separate entity from X Corp, adding that it will "work closely with X (Twitter), Tesla, and other companies to make progress towards our mission."</p>

<h2><strong>Musk's AI dream</strong></h2>

<p>Earlier this year, in April, Musk announced his intention to launch TruthGPT, an AI system focused on seeking maximum truth, to rival Google's Bard and Microsoft's Bing AI, which as per him will aim to understand the nature of the universe.</p>

<p>Generative AI gained significant attention with the release of OpenAI's popular chatbot, ChatGPT, in November of the previous year, preceding the launches of Bard and Bing AI.</p>

<p>The xAI website while emphasising its commitment to assembling a skilled team has also announced the startup's plans to recruit experienced engineers and researchers in the Bay Area.</p>

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Elon Musk has officially launched his highly anticipated artificial intelligence startup, xAI. As per reports, the team behind xAI consists of engineers from major US technology companies which the SpaceX CEO hopes to challenge with his alternative to ChatGPT.

Elon Musk has officially launched his highly anticipated artificial intelligence startup, xAI. As per reports, the team behind xAI consists of engineers from major US technology companies which the SpaceX CEO hopes to challenge with his alternative to ChatGPT. The formation of the AI startup comes with the launch of its website, which on Wednesday, unveiled a team-up of engineers who previously worked at Alphabet-owned Google, Microsoft and OpenAI. In a tweet on Wednesday, Musk announced the formation of xAI, stating, "Announcing formation of @xAI to understand reality." Announcing formation of @xAI to understand reality — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) July 12, 2023 × What xAI hopes to achieve As per the xAI website, "The goal of xAI is to understand the true nature of the universe." It also revealed that the company will host a Twitter Spaces event on July 14, where people can "meet the team and ask us questions". Also read | Elon Musk expects fully autonomous self-driving Tesla vehicles 'later this year' The moves are being seen as Musk's attempt to position xAI as a competitor to OpenAI, Google and Anthropic, which are behind leading chatbots like ChatGPT, Bard and Claude. Team behind xAI In the past Musk, who serves as the CEO of Tesla and is the owner of Twitter, has been vocal about his concerns regarding AI development and emphasising the need for regulation in the industry has even called for a pause in its progress. However, as per Reuters, he will lead xAI in its quest to challenge major tech firms. The xAI team includes notable individuals such as Igor Babuschkin, a former engineer at DeepMind, Tony Wu, who previously worked at Google, Christian Szegedy, a former research scientist at Google, and Greg Yang, who was earlier associated with Microsoft. As per a state filing, in March, Musk registered a company named X.AI Corp in Nevada. The document lists him as the sole director of the firm, while Jared Birchall, the managing director of Musk's family office, is listed as the secretary. Dan Hendrycks, who currently serves as the director of the Center for AI Safety, with his work focusing on the risks associated with AI, will serve as an adviser to the xAI team. Also read | Resumes with ‘they/them’ pronouns more likely to be rejected, says report; Musk finds it ‘interesting’ As per reports, Musk incorporated xAI in Nevada in March. Previously, he had changed the name of Twitter to X Corp in some financial filings, however on xAI’s website, the company notes that it is a separate entity from X Corp, adding that it will "work closely with X (Twitter), Tesla, and other companies to make progress towards our mission." Musk's AI dream Earlier this year, in April, Musk announced his intention to launch TruthGPT, an AI system focused on seeking maximum truth, to rival Google's Bard and Microsoft's Bing AI, which as per him will aim to understand the nature of the universe. Generative AI gained significant attention with the release of OpenAI's popular chatbot, ChatGPT, in November of the previous year, preceding the launches of Bard and Bing AI. The xAI website while emphasising its commitment to assembling a skilled team has also announced the startup's plans to recruit experienced engineers and researchers in the Bay Area. (With inputs from agencies) WATCH WION LIVE HERE You can now write for wionews.com and be a part of the community. Share your stories and opinions with us here. (More to follow) WATCH WION LIVE HERE You can now write for wionews.com and be a part of the community. Share your stories and opinions with us here.

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